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The Associate Facilities Planner is an entry level subject matter expert, responsible for learning the skills to support the assessment, planning, and management of the capacity and resources of physical facilities, particularly data centers and related infrastructure.

This role works under guidance to perform the relevant activities that ensures that the organization's facilities can support current and future IT needs while maintaining efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Key responsibilities:

• Under guidance, regularly assesses the current capacity of data centers, office spaces, and other facilities to determine their ability to meet existing and anticipated IT requirements.
• Learns how to collaborate with IT teams and other stakeholders to forecast future capacity needs based on business growth, technology trends, and project requirements.
• Under guidance, develops and maintains space utilization plans that optimize the use of available floor space, including data center server racks, office workstations, and support infrastructure.
• Assists with allocating resources such as power, cooling, and networking infrastructure to ensure they align with the demand for IT services and equipment.
• Learns how to identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, including consolidation, virtualization, and energy-saving initiatives, to maximize the use of existing resources.
• Supports with generating reports and dashboards that provide insights into facility capacity utilization, future requirements, and potential bottlenecks.
• Under guidance, develops plans and strategies for scaling facilities in response to changing IT needs, including expansion, consolidation, or relocation.
• Under guidance, learns how to ensure that facility planning, and capacity management align with industry standards, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Under guidance, assesses and mitigates risks related to capacity shortages, resource constraints, and facility vulnerabilities.
• Performs any other related task as required.

To thrive in this role, you need to have:

• Some analytical and quantitative skills to assess capacity data, perform forecasting, and make data-driven decisions.
• Some familiarity with data center technologies, including server hardware, networking, power distribution, and cooling systems.
• Some proficiency in budgeting, cost analysis, and financial planning.
• Some project management skills to oversee capacity expansion projects and resource allocation initiatives.
• Good communication and collaboration skills to work with IT teams, facility managers, and stakeholders.
• Displays problem-solving abilities to address capacity-related challenges and bottlenecks.

Academic qualifications and certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in facilities management, IT management, engineering, or a related field.
• Industry certifications such as Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) are beneficial.

Required experience:

• Entry level of experience in facilities capacity planning, data center management, or IT infrastructure planning, with a strong understanding of IT equipment and facility infrastructure.
• Entry level of experienced in managing and optimising space, power, cooling, and network resources.
• Entry level of proficiency in forecasting future capacity needs based on business growth, technology trends, and project requirements.
• Entry level of proficiency in capacity management tools and software, including capacity planning software and data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems.
• Entry level of experience in computer-aided design (CAD) software for facility layouts and space utilization studies.

Workplace type:

On-site Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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